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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Link Nugg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mass Cage Murder. Ricky Brown has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Nugg!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nugg as he avoids it easily.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Nugg.
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nugg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Nugg breaks the clinch.
Nugg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown shoots in but Nugg avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nugg goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nugg avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Nugg drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Nugg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Nugg misses.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Nugg sprawls well.
Brown lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Link Nugg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Nugg.
Nugg throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Nugg has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Nugg manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugg throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown tries to clinch but Nugg is having none of it.
Brown tries to clinch but Nugg is having none of it.
Brown tries to clinch up but Nugg circles away and keeps his distance.
Nugg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Nugg.
Brown wants to clinch but Nugg slips to the side
and Nugg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nugg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nugg closes the distance and clinches.
Nugg manages to break the clinch.
Nugg throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a jab.
A combination from Nugg does no damage.
Ricky Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nugg clinches.
Nugg breaks the clinch.
Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nugg is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Nugg circles away and we're back to standing.
Nugg lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Brown tries to clinch up but Nugg circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Nugg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Nugg misses with a double jab
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nugg missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nugg swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Nugg throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Nugg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown tries to clinch up but Nugg circles away and keeps his distance.
Nugg slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Nugg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nugg thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Nugg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nugg misses with a double jab.
Brown looks for a takedown but Nugg sprawls well.
Brown throws a right hand that Nugg ducks under and follows up with a left that Nugg also avoids with ease.
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Nugg counter with a right hand.
Nugg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown slips a jab from Nugg.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nugg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nugg cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nugg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Nugg pushes him off.
Brown misses with a takedown
letting Nugg counter with a right hand.
Nugg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nugg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nugg cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nugg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nugg lands a jab to the head.
Brown throws a leg kick but Nugg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nugg.
Nugg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nugg.
Nugg lands a jab-cross combination.
Brown tries to clinch there but Nugg circles away.
Brown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nugg scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nugg scores with a hook.
Nugg throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nugg throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Nugg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nugg lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Nugg.
Nugg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Brown looks to land a combination but Nugg avoids it well.
Nugg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nugg wants it to stay on the feet.
Nugg with a nice cross.
Nugg throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Nugg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nugg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nugg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nugg lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nugg cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nugg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice jab there from Nugg.
Nugg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nugg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nugg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nugg misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nugg misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Nugg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Nugg. Those never looked like landing.
Brown throws a combination. Nugg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Link Nugg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nugg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nugg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nugg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Nugg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugg closes the distance and clinches.
Nugg manages to break the clinch.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Nugg tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nugg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown closes the distance but Nugg moves to the side
and Nugg moves into the clinch.
Nugg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nugg misses with the combination.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Nugg.
Nugg stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nugg sprawls well. Nugg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Nugg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nugg thows a body shot but no joy.
Nugg throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Nugg throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nugg counters with a one-two to the body.
Brown tries to clinch but Nugg is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nugg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Nugg scores with a one two! Brown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nugg misses with an uppercut.
Nugg misses with a hook.
Nugg slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Nugg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nugg closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Nugg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nugg lands with a good body shot.
Nugg throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Nugg misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nugg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown dives in and grabs Nugg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nugg pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Nugg throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Nugg throws a combination. Brown tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brown moves away from the strike by Nugg.
Nugg moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Nugg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ricky Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Link Nugg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nugg misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Link Nugg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nugg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Link Nugg!
Link Nugg seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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